Staff Accountant
About The Position
At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships. All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value and Integrity Job TitleStaff Accountant Job Description How You’ll Add Value… The Staff Accountant works with a global team of professionals to support the timely, accurate and insightful preparation of monthly reporting, as well as support annual audits and quarterly reviews and support of internal control and compliance initiatives. This role will report to the US Senior Accounting Manager for Sample Management Solutions and will work closely with accounting & finance staff across Azenta.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in either Accounting or Finance; an MBA, CMA or CA is a plus
- 2+ years of progressive experience, preferably in a general accounting areas
- Focus on continuous improvement in areas of responsibility to drive transition to “best in class” finance organization
- Detail-oriented with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, or as a team member.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing to all levels within the organization.
- Ability to work under pressure and with multiple deadlines.
- Technical working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, Internal Controls and SEC accounting/reporting rules.
Nice To Haves
- Public company experience is preferred but not required.
- Orace Cloud or NetSuite Experience is preferred but not required.
- OneStream experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Perform/Review financial accounting activities for the assigned areas to support the Sample Management Solutions business.
- Reconcile inter-company transactions, ensure transactions balance between related parties.
- Prepare month-end closing activities related to the operating company in the assigned areas, including account reconciliations.
- Analyze complex accounting areas and identify trends, accruals, and necessary actions and create journal entries
- Ensure execution of control procedures as per the policies for the assigned areas & report any control gaps proactively and work with broader accounting & finance function on corrective actions.
- Prepare monthly balance sheet account analyses and reconciliations, assist in completion of Flux and explanation on balance changes.
- Collaborate with other accounting & finance teams on matters relating to Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Accounts Receivable, Cost Accounting and other general accounting.
- Participate in annual audits and quarterly reviews. Working with the external auditors and finance staff, managing timelines and deliverables.
- Identify opportunities to create efficiencies through technology or process changes
- Coordinate with Corporate accounting on matters relating to general accounting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
